COLDEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR WALK, 5pm, Copper Hall, 33129 N Railway Ave. All funds raised in Mission will go to Mission Youth House - MY House & Hope Central Mission. To learn more or register your team, visit www.cnoy.org/mission or email [email protected]

Mission Youth House (MY House) is a collaborative program that provides a place for youth to eat, shower, do laundry, access medical and other services and receive help from caring adults. MY House is a warm and welcoming environment for our community's most vulnerable youth to find refuge. “MY House basically saved my life. Friends recommended it to me. The love I felt there made me stay.” - A youth who came to MY House homeless and now lives back at home.

Hope Central provides meals for vulnerable adults and families living in our community as well as physical, spiritual, social, and psychological support. Hope Central's vision is to alleviate poverty which requires a holistic approach that affirms that all people experience poverty at some time and that solutions are often complex and long-term.

“We have a vision of rallying like-minded groups, churches, charities, businesses and individuals to collaborate in a unified community that brings hope to individuals facing poverty.” - Hope Central

Join us on February 24 in the Coldest Night of the Year, a family-friendly fundraising event to engage our community and supporters in raising funds for MY House and Hope Central. Reach out to your friends and family to join and make a difference for the local charities serving people experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness.
Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) is an event where you can team up, fundraise, walk, and gather for good. The walk is 2km/5km starting and ending at Copper Hall on February 24.

“We walk through the cold and dark on February 24, to declare our concern for people who have no home and take shelter in nooks and crannies. We walk for those whose days are a battle to house and feed their families and whose nights are filled with fear and frustration. We walk for those driven from home by violence and abuse. And we walk for people overwhelmed by isolation, guilt, and despair. We walk humbly, realizing that anyone can lose their footing and then lose everything else.” - Coldest Night of the Year

Join us as we take one step at a time to a warm home, safety, and health for others. For more information, visit www.cnoy.org/location/mission.

Check out this classes this winter.  They are offered at their Clay Worx location, 7560 Hurd St. To register, call 604-826-0029 or email [email protected]
 
Visit www.missionartscouncil.com for full details of their programs, events and art exhibits.

RIOT OF READING // What a riot! Families came to the library today for a day of fun, activities, free pizza, and a little magic! ​

The Harrison Memorial Hall will be ringing out with the lovely four-part singing of one of North America’s premier vocal quartets, Windborne, on Friday, February 2nd, 2024, brought to you by the Harrison Festival Society. 
Windborne’s captivating show draws on the singers’ deep roots in traditions of vocal harmony, while the absolute uniqueness of their artistic approach brings old songs into the present. Known for the innovation of their arrangements, their harmonies are bold, and anything but predictable. 
With a 20-year background studying polyphonic music around the world, Lauren Breunig, Jeremy Carter-Gordon, Lynn Rowan, and Will Rowan share a vibrant energy onstage with a blending of voices that can only come from decades of friendship, alongside dedicated practice. The ensemble shifts effortlessly between drastically different styles of music, drawing their audience along on a journey that spans continents and centuries, illuminating and expanding on the profound power and variation of the human voice. 
BBC Traveling Folk describes Windborne as “subverting expectations and redefining the genre [of vocal music]… just absolutely phenomenal!” Audiences and critics lavish praise upon the singers not only for their technical mastery, but for the passion, engagement, and connection that imbues each performance with a rare power. 
The show begins at 7:30pm with doors opening at 6:30pm. Tickets for Windborne can be purchased online at www.harrisonfestival.com, by phone at 604.796.3664 or in person at the Ranger Station Art Gallery in Harrison Hot Springs.